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Ranchi, Oct 16: A human rights organization has written to the National Human Rights Commission seeking its intervention in the custodial death of 22-year-old Minhaj Ansari, a resident of Jamtara district in Jharkhand, to ensure justice to the victim family and punishment to the erring officials.
The Jharkhand chapter of Association For Protection of Civil Rights, in its letter dated 14th Oct, informed the NHRC about Ansari’s arrest on 3rd Oct, his alleged torture in the local police station and his death at Ranchi hospital on 9th Oct.
“Deceased was beaten up to his unconsciousness and then taken to local government hospital for treatment. Due to severe internal injury and fractures, he was shifted to Dhanbad Medical College and Hospital. On 07/10/2016, doctors at Dhanbad medical college referred him to RIMS, Ranchi for better treatment. On 09/10/2016, he was declared dead at RIMS,” said Ziaullah, state convenor of APCR in his complaint and attached a copy of the FIR filed by Ansari’s mother with it.
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Ansari was picked by the local police on 3rd Oct on allegations that he shared an image of a slaughtered cow with a comment on WhatsApp.
Meanwhile, acting on the FIR, the In-charge police officer of the police station has been suspended a case of murder has been registered against him.
